Tools & comparisons guides

Choosing a screen recorder and the rest of an async toolkit: fair comparisons, what free plans really cover, and which format to send.

• Loom alternatives: how to choose the right one for your team Tools & comparisons · 13 min read

  What to check in a Loom alternative, how Screenity, Zight, Vidyard, Tella and VeoRec differ, and where Loom is still the better pick for your team.

• Async communication tools: a toolkit chosen by the job each one does Tools & comparisons · 12 min read

  A toolkit for async teams organised by job (chat, tasks, docs, video and decisions), with the selection criteria and team conventions that make it work.

• Free screen recorder Chrome extension: how to choose one you can trust Tools & comparisons · 12 min read

  How to pick a free screen recorder Chrome extension: the limits that matter, the permissions to read before you install, privacy, sharing and exports.

• Screen recording vs screen sharing: when each one wins Tools & comparisons · 12 min read

  When to share your screen live on a call and when to send a screen recording instead, with a decision table, the time cost of each and how to combine them.

• Screenshot, GIF or video: which to send for which message Tools & comparisons · 11 min read

  When a screenshot is enough, when a short GIF helps and when you need a video, with file sizes, attachment limits and examples from bugs, reviews and support.